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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with actress Lauren Tom. Lauren is best known as the voice of “Connie Souphanousinphone” and “Minh Souphanousinphone” on King of the Hill and “Amy Wong” on Futurama. She also appeared on TV shows like Friends and The Facts of Life and in films like The Joy Luck Club and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. During the show she discussed her years as a voice actor, her memories of working with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in See No Evil, Hear No Evil and the brand-new seasons of King of the Hill and Futurama. See both new seasons now on Hulu!During the rest of the show we received an exciting offer from a “slightly wild” tax attorney, broke the news that Ton is the new mayor of Mankato and interviewed Jimi Hendrix’s former road manager Eric Barrett. Get his new book Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix and Beyond now!

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During this episode of The Five Count we celebrated Ton’s birthday, tried to find an “egg-laying chicken” arcade machine to buy online and explained how we’ve already been fired as the hosts of KMSU’s Jazz Overnight. We didn’t even make it one week!

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During this episode of The Five Count we discussed the various plot holes in Xena: Warrior Princess, Ton explained how he’ll soon be able to use AI to replace Dustin and we announced that we are now the hosts of KMSU’s Jazz Overnight. We also played all sorts of songs about guys named Johnny!

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This episode of The Five Count was our second annual Ozzmas Celebration! During the show we discussed how we’re feeling after a year without Ozzy Osbourne, argued about pizza toppings and a listener explained why people who like the film Obsession are idiots. Some might argue you could say the same about people who listen to The Five Count!

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During this episode of The Five Count we paid tribute to Bonnie Tyler, Edward Furlong read us poems and we discussed why Little House on the Prairie should’ve had more sex scenes. We needed more full-frontal on the prairie!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with musician Bob Bert. Bob is best known as the former drummer for the band Sonic Youth. He’s also played with bands like Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer and the HITmakers and Lydia Lunch Retrovirus. During the show he discussed his early years in music, his time with Sonic Youth and his latest solo album Beach Bongo Bloodbath Get your copy now!During the rest of the show we tried not to get too political, decided which attachments Ton would have if he were a robot and paid tribute to the Village People’s Victor Willis. It reminded us of our days in the Navy!

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During this episode of The Five Count we discussed out Mount Rushmore of pro wrestlers turned actors, bragged about our recent “Steine Award” we received from Mankato Magazine and celebrated our country’s 250th birthday. America, you’re too young to die!

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This episode of The Five Count featured an exclusive interview with actor James Keach. James is best known for films like National Lampoon's Vacation, Moving Violations and Wildcats. He's also produced films like Walk the Line and Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me. During the show he discussed his memories of working on National Lampoon's Vacation, the process of putting together documentaries and his latest film Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul. See it in theaters now!During the rest of the show Dustin explained his love for Christian singer Rich Mullins, Ton discussed his grandmother's career as a professional bowler and we tried to decide why we don’t like MacGyver. We may change our minds when we get him on the show!

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During this episode of The Five Count we complained about the new Masters of the Universe movie, Ton described the Fall line-up for his new TV network and we spoke with author Pat Gilbert about his new book Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of The Clash. Happy Father’s Day!

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This episode of The Five Count was our 22-year anniversary celebration! During the show we received numerous well-wishes from the gentle listeners, Dustin discussed his recent trip to Las Vegas and we played all our favorite songs to boogie to. We also ate gluten-free cake and Slim Jims until we puked!